Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.

Tiny effigies of the victims of Edinburgh's famous Anatomy Murders.

A World War II structure that has stood the test of time.

This stone figurine was made more than 6,000 years ago and depicts a female deity of the Neolithic Vinča culture.

A Dutch museum preserves the world's most diverse collection of vertical slices of soil.

Reclaimed material from a convent destroyed by cannonfire was used to build parts of this 19th-century cemetery.

Get a taste of Chamorro cuisine, family-style, at this popular restaurant.

A former elementary school houses one man's extensive collection of art, artifacts, and taxidermy.

The longest spit in the United States ends at a lighthouse in the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

This only museum in the world dedicated solely to mushrooms.

A swan-like monument on Obad's Hill honors those that defended the area from German invaders during WWII.

This beautiful landscape is the only Sichuan-style garden outside of China.

In a historic steel foundry east of the Mississippi River, thousands of wooden crates hold the architectural remnants of buildings long gone but not forgotten.

This indoor-outdoor Portland market is an ode to the lesser-known corners of Latin America’s varied foodscape.

One of the most comprehensive collections of historic Native American culture in the country reframes artifacts as artwork.

This hand-built lake system has become a haven for birds.

A world of craftwork elegantly curated in a historic brick warehouse.

When the sun sets, the customers arrive—but they’re not human.

At this desert restaurant, meals are cooked in solar ovens.

Get your cosplay on at Portland’s only Medieval fantasy-themed mead hall.

These narrow stone granaries have been used to store and dry out grain for hundreds of years.

The feminist fashion collective centering Palestinian craftsmanship and radical transparency.

This contemporary art museum is filled with other, smaller museums, which feature work from artists primarily in the Pacific Northwest.

Across the islands, baked goods, sauces, and much more are for sale 24/7.